How must Mark Garnier feel this afternoon?

Pauline Latham MP says the Government owes it to the large Ukrainian community in the UK to recognise the extermination of millions of their ancestors who died during Holodomor for what it is: a genocide. 

Former Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Chair Baroness McIntosh writes in advance of her Parliamentary question today on "Discussions with farming organisations about the future of farm support post-Brexit".

Shadow Business and International Trade Minister Bill Esterson calls for a judge-led inquiry into RBS due to "inappropriate action taken by some at RBS and at other banks" which has he writes "caused much pain for those involved and accelerated a breakdown in trust".

Almost 50% of disabled people report feeling uncomfortable with sharing information about their impairment or condition in the workplace, finds Scope.

Dods People draws together a list of last week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.

Co-Chair of the Creative Industries Council (CIC) writes about the work of the Council and the Government to boost this growing sector and maximise its commercial success.

The UK has gone “some way backwards” on attitudes towards health and safety since the landmark introduction of regulations and protections at work in the 1970s, a Labour MP has said.

Nine in 10 people who pay for their own care in England won’t benefit if the ‘cap’ on care costs, currently set at £72,000 goes ahead, finds new research from Independent Age.

Labour MP Conor McGinn writes ahead of his adjournment debate this afternoon on the contribution of music to the UK economy which employs 140,000 people directly in the UK and which contributed £4.4 billion to the economy last year.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling summarises the Urgent Question earlier this week in the House of Commons on gaming machines and social responsibility, promoting the DCMS consultation in this area which closes on 23rd January.

PoliticsHome looks at this week's local by-elections and predicts who's in, who's out, who's lost the plot.

Volumetric concrete mixers, weighing upwards of 40 tonnes, are currently exempt from strict HGV regulation due to a legal loophole, says the Mineral Products Association.

Today, the British Safety Council will be holding a reception in Parliament to launch its new Manifesto, which will set the tone for the future of the organisation. In 1982, Andy Slaughter worked as press officer for the British Safety Council under its charismatic and often controversial founder James Tye, when the charity was constantly in the headlines with good or bad news. 

Conservative manifesto commitment to challenge the agreed definition of what constitutes Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) could undermine cross-party consensus on the 0.7% spending target, says Lord Collins.

Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Baroness Jenny Randerson writes ahead of her debate in the House of Lords on 'Measures to improve the reliability of railway services'.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling comments on the Government's long awaited consultation on fixed odds betting terminals which begins today and runs until 23rd January 2018.

The Liberal Democrat MP, Alistair Carmichael, says the Treasury must stop treating the Scottish Whisky industry as a 'cash cow'.

The Chairman & CEO of Chivas Brothers, which controls 14 distilleries in Scotland, calls on the Chancellor to take action in the Budget to reduce duty on whisky to boost the Scotch Whisky industry, which has recently witnessed a drop in sales.

Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC explains why, when citizens’ lives are turned upside down by wrongful decision-making by the State, charity cannot – and should not – be the answer.

Dods People draws together a list of last week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.

Former Leader of Sheffield City Council and Liberal Democrat peer Lord Scriven writes that that Jared O’Mara's views 'do not represent the outward looking, tolerant and accepting people of Sheffield Hallam'.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling's Matt Zarb-Cousin writes in advance of the government's expected announcement on stake reduction for fixed odds betting terminals.

PoliticsHome looks at this week's local by-elections and predicts who's in, who's out, who's lost the plot.